Professional Bio

Natalie A. Solomon-Brimage received her Masters in Public Health with a focus in Behavioral and Community Health at the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) in 2006. While attending GSPH, she held a NIH EXPORT (Excellence in Partnerships for Community Outreach, Research on Health Disparities and Training) Graduate Student Researcher position in the Center for Minority Health. Her thesis focused on a process evaluation of the implementation of the depression screening tool, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), into the prenatal protocol, from the healthcare providers’ point of view. Specifically highlighting how encouragement, empowerment, and education of patients can be an important area for social change in accepting their mental illness, and teaching them how to receive appropriate and timely care.  Also, encouraging healthcare providers to obtain knowledge about depression and how to be culturally sensitive to their diverse patient population and their behaviors and how that can improve the accuracy of their diagnoses and treatment. Natalie A. Solomon also received a BS in Psychology and BA in Africana Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

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Currently, Natalie is a Public Health Practitioner for the government. She has several publications including, but not limited to the Journal of the National Medical Association; a submitted Abstract to the 95th General Microbiology Meeting in Washington, D.C., and in the World of Giving, for the University of Pittsburgh. She has also published and presented in the area of women’s health, cultural humility, and microaggressions. 

Originally from Allentown, PA, Natalie has a long-standing commitment to public health that spans over 20 years of Public Health experience. Her research interests include cultural humility, health equity, and women’s health in communities of color. In her spare time, she volunteers with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., mentoring young women on their career paths. Natalie is a member of the American Public Health Association. Additionally, Natalie holds membership in Delta Omega, Omicron chapter public health honor society.

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